6th Georgia Infantry

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Muster In: Organized and mustered in on May 27, 1861.1Muster Out: April 26, 18652

Croom, W.D. The War History of Company “C”, (Beauregard Volunteers) Sixth Georgia Regiment (Infantry) (The Advertiser, Fort Valley, GA: 1879), p. 26: “Major James M. Culpepper, in command of the Regiment, then made a bold sortie at the head of about fifty men, and succeeded in capturing Hayes’ entire brigade…” Hat tip to researcher Barry Truluck for tracking down this information and making it available to me. ↩

Folsom, James M. Heroes and martyrs of Georgia. Georgia’s record in the revolution of 1861. (Burke, Boykin & Company: 1864), p. 32: “The Sixth Georgia has been again engaged on the — instant, at David’s (sic, Davis’) Farm, on or near the Weldon Railroad. The regiment carried into action 250 guns, and lost one killed, and thirty-one wounded and prisoners. It captured one thousand prisoners, four stand of colors, one Brigadier General and Staff, with many stands of small arms.” Hat tip to researcher Barry Truluck for tracking down this information and making it available to me. ↩

Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 193-195: Sifakis does not list the exact date. More research is needed. ↩

Croom, W.D. The War History of Company “C”, (Beauregard Volunteers) Sixth Georgia Regiment (Infantry) (The Advertiser, Fort Valley, GA: 1879), p. 26: “We left Petersburg about the middle of December…” Hat tip to researcher Barry Truluck for tracking down this information and making it available to me. ↩

Regiment was at Camp Whiting, NC on 31 Dec 1864 per service record of COL Loften, accessed via www.Fold3.com on 21 Jul 64. Hat tip to researcher Barry Truluck for tracking down this information and making it available to me. ↩

Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 193-195 ↩

Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 193-195 ↩

Compendium of the Confederate Armies: South Carolina and Georgia by Stewart Sifakis, pp. 193-195 ↩

Croom, W.D. The War History of Company “C”, (Beauregard Volunteers) Sixth Georgia Regiment (Infantry) (The Advertiser, Fort Valley, GA: 1879), p. 26. Hat tip to researcher Barry Truluck for tracking down this information and making it available to me. ↩

Horn, John. The Destruction of the Weldon Railroad: Deep Bottom, Globe Tavern and Ream’s Station. (H. E. Howard Inc, Lynchburg, VA 1991), p. 201. Hat tip to researcher Barry Truluck for tracking down this information and making it available to me. ↩

Researcher Barry Truluck provided this information without a source, so I checked Hampton Newsome’s book Richmond Must Fall, about the Sixth Offensive. Hoke’s Division was indeed present at the October 7, 1864 First Battle of Darbytown Road. I just don’t yet have a souce to indicate that the 6th Georgia was specifically present that day. More research is necessary. ↩